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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Rhododendron peeps!!! Help! What is wrong with my precious rhododendron! It was ok all summer and now since 2 weeks, a couple of dead branches, yellow leaves and yellowing branches (mostly the recent young branches). What do I do?

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Belgian Beer lovers! I’m competing with two other foodies to create the best new Grimbergen beer! I wanted to create a Stout with a lower ABV at 5,2% Belgian stouts are traditionally +8%! A bottle contains half a slice of saved bread! It has more protein, prunes and bay leaf! Vote Stout(e) Regula

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I was told you miss those days of twitter when I shared my new old books too! Family cooking from aunt Mary. Cookbooks by supposed aunts were a thing at the start of the 1900’s. This is one from France, looking forward to seeing how it compares to the ones from Belgium from that time. #bookhistory

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Belgian Michelin star chef who posed as a saint working with refugees in a charity he claimed as his own has been exposed as a fraud. Greenwashing (which got him the green Michelin star), exploiting refugees (for which he got a medal from the king), intimidation, drugs, lies… vrtnws.be/p.y39D4mJ55

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Ex-medewerkers beschuldigen chef-kok Seppe Nobels van wanpraktijken: "Men probeert mij onderuit te halen" | VRT NWS Nieuws

Verschillende ex-medewerkers beschuldigen chef-kok Seppe Nobels van wanpraktijken. Dat blijkt uit een onderzoek van De Morgen. Nobels raakte bij het grote publiek bekend door het VRT 1-programma 'Rest...

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Secretly I always feel joy when I get this email from Academia saying I was cided in a paper 🥳 I should have been an academic, if only my neurodivergence allowed it!

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The Delicious Legacy Podcast @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Brand new episode is out!!! Patrick Leigh Fermor and Kazantzakis wrote about the rough, tough landscapes of Mani. What is the "feta of the fire"? And how much olive oil is "too much"? According to Maniots there isn't such a thing! Listen here: 👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Food and Traditions of Mani Peninsula -Tough landscape and tough people!

Podcast Episode · The Delicious Legacy · June 17 · 43m

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

A long shot but can anyone point me towards a list of printed books in the Załuski collection? More specific I need the list of books that were kept in the Russian national library before part of it was sent back to Poland after WWII. Shares appreciated 🙏🏻

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I also have a few boxes of original 1930’s 1950’ deadstock milliners flowers - for hats, fascinators, corsages. If anyone is interested in these let me know! #fashionhistory #vintagedeadstock #vintagefashion

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Is there a lace or fabric historian in my network? I have a box of antique Belgian lace plus original patterns and fabric material to create ribbon lace. I want to sell it to someone who will care for it, maybe use it, study it. Let me know if you are or know someone!

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Influencers making ice cream in the snow, all acting like they just came up with the idea, foodies following suit. People claiming that is how ice cream was made in the past. No it wasn’t.

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Yesterday at the Plantin-Moretus museum, home to the oldest printing presses in the world and the perfect location for my two lectures about culinary books and manuscripts, some that have even been printed here in the 16th century. Pictured recipes by one of the great women of the family.

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Today is Saint-Nicholas day. Sinterklaas visits children in many cultures and has been an ever-evolving feast from its inception. Shaped by societal changes, the figure of the saint and his companion have taken on many forms throughout history and the feast continues to evolve. - pics are my own

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Lecture at the Plantin Moretus Museum with a tasting of a 17th century almond tart. Details below!

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

A TV channel invited me on Insta to collab on a post I was metioned in so I did but boy wasn’t I prepared for all the trolling and negativity that flooded into my inbox. I cancelled the collab, all upset and made my own post which is getting kind and loving comments, so grateful for my own community

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

New addition to my collection! German handwritten cookbook with date 1886. Name and address in the pages but haven’t been able to decipher.

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Someone doesn’t appreciate my acknowledgment of the dark history of sugar at the start of my book about historical and traditional British baking and left this review on the German Am-azon. Wait until she finds out all my books start with this “moral index finger”!

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

A British magazine contacting me to “offer” to promote my books in their “highly anticipated” Christmas gift guide. He goes on: “While our standard full-page rate card is £2,000 + vat, this special section is just £400 + vat for a third of a page…”

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I’m writing down my trauma and suddenly I am at 10.000 words. Here’s to the next 10K because I am not done yet. And no, I am not writing a book, this is purely therapeutic.

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

I have just put for sale: Books about Rubens - Rare set of 5 L'oevre de P.P. Rubens, Max Rooses Published in Antwerp 1890 Max Rooses was the first curator of the Museum Plantin-Moretus, a renowned expert on Rubens. Let me know if anyone is interested (2027 will be the Rubens Year). Price neg.

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Another cookery manuscript I can’t afford to buy for research because someone with deep pockets keeps outbidding everyone. I just hope it will go to someone who will take care of it and leave it to a heritage library in their last will.

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

My latest column has published over at Scribehound Food, a new platform bringing together 30 fantastic food writers! You can subscribe now for just 1£ the first month! You get an article a day and a wondeful archive of articles to pick and choose from! join.scribehound.com/food?ref=sha...

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Serve It Forth Food History Festival @serveitforthfest.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I’d love to work in a museum, but high educational requirements close the door to my application as I am in nearly everything autodidact. The ironic thing is I do get freelance assignments from museums… I can actually bring in people.

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Thanks @nicmiller.bsky.social! Be sure to subscribe to her newsletter! And if you’re considering buying this book… the new edition from 2022 has a red cover ❤️

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

A very special evening in Antwerp! Excited to be talking to Sami!

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I turned to twitter today for the first time in ages to address a Belgian politician who like Trump and Dutch politicians want to… Ban the anti-fasism movement ‘Antifa’. The world is going more crazy and dangerous every day. We’re back in the 1930’s.

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

TALK @ Kunstmuseum Den Haag (NL) 05 oktober 2025 - 14:00h - tickets: www.kunstmuseum.nl/nl/bezoek/ac...

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Tomorrow at museum Plantin Moretus a taste of a 17th century pie from the records of one of the Plantin women. Do check out the new expo about the women who lived in the famous printing house. I’ll be there at 12 tomorrow!

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

My latest column: How Traditional Embroidery Weaves Together Food, Culture, and Identity From Ukrainian corn fields to Palestinian olive groves, these textiles connect people to place, to each other, and to their past. www.scribehound.com/food/history...

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I just closed about 60 internet windows on my laptop and now need a lie down… what if I closed something I still needed?! Some had been open for at least a year 😅

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Fairytale-like, found this for sale at Abe! Printed in 1510 it is the earliest printed story of Cinderella, here she is pictured in the kitchen. Written by Johannes Geiler Von Keysersberg, printed by Mattias Schürer in Strasburg. Binding is pigs skin according to the seller. If I had 20.000 euros…

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

My latest column: Edible Illusions: The Inventive Spectacle of Medieval Cuisine. You can read it or listen to me read it out to you! www.scribehound.com/food/history...

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

I’m applying for a literary grant to help fund research/writing for my next book. In my application I have to convince the board that my books (combination of culinary history, art history, memoir and historical recipes) are in fact a work of “literature”. My last book was 100K words.

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Today Plantin Moretus Museum picked up my antique Belgian waffle iron. It is officially the most comfortable waffle iron in the world, being transported on a bed of pillows. Something interesting is coming to the museum very soon! (Why is there no Belgian waffle emoji?!) 🧇

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

New free newsletter post: A little fishing boat needs your help! open.substack.com/pub/regulays...

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The Last of the Herring Men

... and how you can help save part of this heritage

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

So many errors in this article about puddings, most of the foods mentioned aren’t even actual puddings. I should know, I wrote the book on the subject, I even wrote two. I guess this is more an ad for English Heritage but still. Puds aren’t dead! www.theguardian.com/food/2025/au...

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Sticky end? The British pudding faces extinction, English Heritage warns

Not just boiled or steamed desserts in danger, charity finds, households also rarely make fruit pies and crumbles

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

My new column for Scribehound Food, you can choose to read but you can also listen to it as we all record our articles! Scoop into History: From Penny Licks to Waffle Cones www.scribehound.com/food/discove...

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Yesterday I was in Amsterdam for the award ceremony of the Joop Witteveen prize for culinary history achievements in the Netherlands and Flanders. My book didn’t win but the winner (De verstandige kock) is very worthy indeed. These were the 3 shortlisted books

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

My latest column is live: a look at the history of bread adulteration. To read and subscribe www.scribehound.com/food/history...

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

It was really upsetting this week when a group of people (including a doctor) were judgemental about my choice to take medication for my ADHD. I’m guessing they don’t understand neurodivergence and think I’m taking the “easy” route. I can tell you there is nothing easy about finding the right meds.

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Thanks @jaketilson.bsky.social very proud of this book and very sad it has now gone out of print!

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Happy Easter! In Britain Hot Cross buns are baked, but traditionally they are baked on Good Friday. Legend says that a bun baked on Good Friday will never grow mouldy. I tried it, it’s true! 😉 I have a recipe in my book ‘Oats in the North, Wheat from the South’ The British Baking Book’ in the US 💛

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Netherton Foundry @nethertonfoundry.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Our story includes a traditional recipe by @regulaysewijn.bsky.social

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

My first column for @scribehound_food was published today! “Architectural Feasts: A Journey Through Centuries of Dining” explores how the way we serve dinner has evolved over the centuries—from grand medieval banquets to today’s small plates. Subscribe to read: www.scribehound.com/food/history...

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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Honestly the best and prettiest pots, pans and other cookware and a truly wonderful family company. If you are planning to replace your non-stick PFAS pans, check them out. Worldwide shipping without any customs duties. My parcel of new goodies arrived today to add to my collection.

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